The world?s first mass-produced transparent TV offers an edge-to-edge self-luminous display that appears to be floating in the air.

Chinese electronics manufacturer Xiaomi’s Mi TV LUX television is undoubtedly intended to be an attention getter ? an OLED display with an edge-to-edge transparent self-luminous picture that you can see right thought. The Mi TV LUX is the first mass produced transparent television, one launching for the Chinese market, and possibly the best set for people who hate the conspicuous presence of technology within their home.

While we’ve already seen transparent displays specifically developed for retail, hospitality, entertainment venues, corporate, and transportation purposes, Xiaomi is taking aim at consumers drawn to the novelty of a television with the convincing appearance of a window. At just 5.7 millimeters thick, the set pulls off the appearance of floating in the air, a television designed to seamlessly blend into the background.
The transparent effect is made possible thanks to OLED technology’s self-illuminating pixels, allowing the 55? transparent panel to forgo backlighting and the hardware required by traditional televisions.
The Mi TV LUX Transparent Edition’s 10-bit panel is rated capable of displaying 1.07 billion color combinations, “an extra-wide color spectrum far beyond what the human eye can perceive.”
The set is also rated with a 150,000:1 static contrast ratio, 120Hz refresh rat...